L'Incroyable Destin de Gustave Eiffel, Architecte de l'audace

French Edition

Curious by nature, young Gustave quickly distinguished himself from other children by his curiosity about the world and science. At the 1855 World's Fair, fresh from his engineering studies, he was awed by the technological and artistic prowess on display... His mind was made up! Gustave wanted to be part of the great advances of his time. From then on, he began designing bridges and buildings, placing steel at the heart of his constructions. But when he embarked on the Eiffel Tower project, this modern and unsettling structure scandalized the Paris of the Belle Epoque...